Bob Pliskin Photography Exhibit Celebrates Life and Work of 84-year-old Hudson Valley Treasure, former NYC HS teacher

The life and art of octogenarian and long-time White Plains resident Bob Pliskin will be celebrated with ?THE GEOLOGY OF LIGHT, Robert Pliskin: A Photographic Life in Light & Stone? during a 26-day run. The fine art photography exhibition will be featured at The Ossining Public Library Gallery from Monday, August 3rd through Friday, August 28th. An opening reception and short documentary by local filmmakers with soundtrack by folk music legend Tom Paley will be shown Saturday, August 8th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Admission to the exhibit is free and open to the public. Says the 84-year-old Pliskin: ?I made it this far because of the three loves in my life: geology, photography, and my wife of 62-years Berenice!" Of Russian and Jewish decent, Bob spent his childhood summers at a ?Dacha? - translation "summer cottage" near Lake Mahopac. There his picturesque surroundings ignited a life-long interest in topography. After studying Geology at Columbia, Bob embraced landscape photography as his means of artistic expression. As teachers, Bob and his wife, painter and textile artist Berenice Pliskin, spent summer vacations traveling to beautiful places. Their favorites were those where glaciers carved the landscape: right here in the Hudson Valley, as well as the American South West, Scandinavia, and the Western Highlands of Scotland, just to name a few. The loving couple has been married 62 years (1953). They met on March 21, 1953 on McDougal Street in Greenwich Village. ?THE GEOLOGY OF LIGHT, Robert Pliskin: A Photographic Life in Light & Stone? is curated by Patrick J. Cicalo of North Salem, a fine art photographer specializing in street and contemplative images. The photographs in the exhibit are printed, mounted and framed by Steve Lingeman, a master printer who recently moved to points South after being alongtime Hartsdale resident. The Ossining Public Library is located at 53 Croton Avenue Ossining, NY 10562, and is open daily except Sundays to view the exhibition (hours below). Visit ossininglibrary.org for more information or call (914) 941-2416. More about Robert Pliskin: Bob studied Geology at Columbia, then filmmaking at City College's Film Institute, and finally obtained a master's degree in Communication Arts from the New York Institute of Technology-Bob taught geology as an adjunct Professor at City College, and Earth Science first at Forest Hills High School, then at DeWitt Clinton High School, and photography at The Bronx High School of Science. He retired in 1990-Bob has participated in close to 40 exhibits (estimated at two a year for over 20 years), mostly with the Ground Glass, Westchester's oldest (40 years) photography club where he writes the club's monthly newsletter-Bob and Berenice are part of Peekskill's vibrant art community. Ossining Public Library Hours: Monday 9am to 9pm, Tuesday 10 am to 6 pm, Wednesday 1 pm to 9 pm, Thursday 9 am to 9 pm, Friday 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday 11 am to 5 pm, Closed Sundays through Labor Day. ?THE GEOLOGY OF LIGHT, Robert Pliskin: A Photographic Life in Light & Stone? is curated by Patrick J. Cicalo of North Salem, a fine art photographer specializing in street and contemplative images. The photographs in the exhibit are printed, mounted and framed by Steve Lingeman, a master printer who recently moved to points South after being alongtime Hartsdale resident.